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The Fox Family Papers 1800 - 2007

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Access: Open to Research

Acquisition: Gift of Prudence Barker, August 2010

Processed by: Abigail Stambach, Spring 2011

Biographic/Historic Note: Biographic information can be found in The Fox Genealogy: The Ancestors and Descendants of Jehiel Fox (1762-1823) of Canaan, Hoosick Falls and Chester, New York compiled by Diane D. Ivins and Aileen S. Freeman and published by the Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox in 1982. A copy of the genealogy can be found in box 4.

Norman Fox was born in 1792 in Chester, New York. His parents were Jehiel and Jerusha Fox. Norman attended Granville Academy in Washington County, New York and in 1813, he enrolled in Union College but he left before completing his degree. During the War of 1812, Norman served in the New York State Militia and then represented Washington County in the New York State Legislature. In 1831, Norman was ordained as a Baptist minister and served as minister at a variety of churches in upstate New York including the First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa from 1838 to 1850. In the same year, Norman married Jane DeHart Freeman. They had seven children, Adaline Sophia (1832-1850), Alanson Jehiel (1833-1903), Norman Jr. (1836-1907), William Freeman (1840-1909), Charles James (1842-1903), Mary Elizabeth (1844-1928) and George Henry (1846-1915). Poor health forced him to retire from the ministry in 1851 and he moved to Schenectady, New York for his children’s education. In 1854, five years after his first wife died, he married Mary Ann Chapman Hale. Norman was involved in several lumber businesses and in 1860, he moved to Painted Post, New York; the location of the family’s mill, Fox, Weston and Bronson. Norman died in 1863.

Norman’s eldest son, Alanson Jehiel was born in 1833 in Glens Falls, New York. Beginning at the age of five, he attended various schools in Schenectady. In 1849, Alanson was going to enroll in Union college. He never enrolled because the family financial situation forced him to seek employment and he found employment in the Ballston Spa store of Henry Chapman as a clerk. Few years later, he clerked in the lumber mill owned by Norman Fox and William Anglin in Brewers Mills, Canada. In 1853, Alanson moved to Painted Post, New York in order to work for the family’s lumber business, Fox, Weston and Bronson. The following year, he married Abigail Hale, the daughter of his father’s second wife. They had three children, Ada Fox (1863-1948), Julia McKnight Fox (1869-1891) and Stuart MacArthur Fox (1870-1929). After Abigail’s death in 1871, Alanson married Cornelia Stebbins. They had two children, Joseph Stebbins Fox (1880-1884) and Alan Fox (1881-1942). In 1888, Alanson moved to Detroit, Michigan in order to supervise the operations of the Chicago Lumbering Company. He later became president of the company. Alanson died in 1903 in New York City. Norman Fox Jr., the second son of Norman Fox, was born in 1836. He attended the Schenectady Lyceum before enrolling in the University of Rochester. He received his bachelors of arts in 1855. Norman continued his education by enrolling in the Rochester Theological Seminary and completed his studies in


1857. He was then pastor of the Baptist Church in Whitehall, New York from 1858 to 1862. When the Civil War began, he then enlisted in the 77th New York Volunteers and served as the regiment’s chaplain from 1862 to 1864. Following the war, Norman was an editor of the publication, The Central Baptist and as a professor at William Jewell College in Missouri. From 1900-1902, he served as mayor of Morristown, New Jersey. In 1869, he married Julia McKnight and they had one child Arthur Benjamin Fox (1869-1891). Julia died in 1870. Four years later in 1874, Norman married Jane Bleecker and the couple had three children, Alice (1876-1959), Noel (1878-1972) and Jane (1880). Norman died in 1907.

William Freeman was born in 1840. Before enrolling in Union College, he attended the Schenectady Lyceum and Union School. He enrolled in the Engineering Department of Union but did not graduate. He then joined the family’s lumber business and moved to Painted Post, New York following his graduation. Two years later, he was recruited by the United States Army and he served in the 107th New York Volunteers, where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.. In 1865, he married Mary Ann Shattuck and they had two children, Charles (1868-1939) and Emma (1870-1895). From 1865-1875, he was employed by a lumber company in Oil City, Pennsylvania. He then briefly studied forestry methods in Germany and from 1875 to 1882 was a private forester for the Blossburg Coal Company. He became a forest warden with New York State and later became Superintendant of Forests after the creation of Adirondack Park. In his later years, William was active in preserving the memory of the Civil War by authoring several articles about the war and books including New York at Gettysburg, a three volume series that examined the contributions of New York regiments during the battle. William died in 1909. Charles James was born in 1842 and after attending the Schenectady Lyceum, he enrolled in Union College. He received his bachelor of arts in 1861. In 1862, he enlisted in the 107th New York Volunteers and attained the rank of major. Following the war, he joined the family’s lumber business in Painted Post in 1865. In 1888, he moved to Detroit and worked with his brother, Alanson at the Chicago Lumbering Company. Charles married Louisa Octavia Wright in 1865 and they had five children, Norman (1866-1939), Caroline (1869-?), Herbert (1873-1955), Walter (1878-1912) and George Henry (1882-1931). Charles died in 1903.

George Henry Fox, a leading American dermatologist and youngest son of Norman Fox, was born in 1846. He was educated at the Schenectady Union School and enrolled in the University of Rochester. His education was interrupted by the Civil War. He served two terms in the 77th New York Volunteers. After his service, he was able to re-enter the University of Rochester and graduate with his original class in 1867. Two years later in 1869, he completed his medical doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. He then studied dermatology in London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna. In 1873, he began a medical practice in New York City. Throughout his career, he held a variety of professor of dermatology positions at institutions including Woman’s Medical College, Starling Medical College, New York Post Graduate School and College of Physicians and Surgeons. He made many contributions to the field of dermatology and authored many articles and several books. In 1872, he married Harriet Louisa Gibbs and they had four children, George Howard (1873-1954), Adaline (1875-1957), Alanson (1879-1950) and Helen (1882-1975). In 1923, George Henry retired from medicine and spent the remainder of his life working on the family’s genealogy. He died in 1937. George Howard Fox was born in 1873 in London while his father, George Henry was completing his post-graduate work. Like his father, he was one of the leading dermatologists in the United States of his time. He received his bachelor of arts from Yale in 1894 and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in 1898. Between 1902 and 1904, he studied with


leading dermatologists in the field in Berlin and Vienna. Afterwards¸ he entered his father’s service at Vanderbilt Clinic and New York Skin and Cancer Hospital. Howard held several dermatology professor positions at institutions including Dartmouth Medical School, New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital and New York University College of Medicine at Bellevue Hospital. He participated in several professional organizations including American Medical Association, New York County Medical Society and the American Board of Dermatology and Syphilology. During World War I, Howard served in the U.S. military as a doctor and he worked in military hospitals both in the United States and France. He was honorably discharged on August 7, 1919. During World War II, h served as a consultant on tropical medicine to the Secretary of War. Howard died in 1954. The Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox was founded in May 1904 by members of the Fox family in order to perpetuate the memory of Norman Fox. The organization sought to acquire, collect and preserve records, papers and memorials related to Norman Fox and his descendants. It also promoted acquaintance and fellowship among descendants as well as established and maintained a fund for assistance in education or relief in suffering for any of the descendants. The organization wrote a constitution and was governed by a board of trustees. It held an annual meeting and social event. A newsletter, Fox Family News was sent to members on a regular basis. There were three levels of membership: active member, who were lineal descendants over 21; junior members, who were lineal descendants under 21 and associate members, who were husbands or wives of direct descendants.

Scope and Content Note: Material in the Fox Family Papers dates from 1800 to 2007 but the bulk of it dates to the mid to late nineteenth century. Part of the collection sustained water damage and photocopies have been made for preservation purposes. The collection is divided into three series: Fox Family, The Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, and Photographs.

The Fox Family series contains the papers of individual members of the Fox family. This includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal documents, financial records, publications, books, scrapbooks, diplomas, certificates and military papers from the Civil War and World War I. The bulk of the series dates to the mid to late nineteenth century. Majority of the papers in this series were produced by Norman Fox, his sons, Norman Jr., William Freeman, Charles James and George Henry and his grandson, Howard. This series has been arranged into the following sub-series: Jehiel Fox (1762-1823); Norman Fox (1792-1863) and Family; Alanson Jehiel (1833-1903) and Family; Norman Fox Jr. (1836-1907) and Family; William Freeman Fox (1840-1909) and Family; Charles James Fox (1842-1903) and Family; George Henry Fox (1846-1937) and Family; Howard Fox (1873-1954); Civil War Papers; Painted Post Papers and Miscellaneous Family Papers.

The Jehiel Fox (1762-1823) sub-series includes letters, land deeds and indentures, newspaper clippings, a copy of his will and a copy of a list of family births. It also contains copies of two poems that were written in honor of Jehiel Fox.

The Norman Fox (1792-1863) and Family sub-series contains material related to Norman’s military, politic and cleric careers as well as letters, obituaries, and newspaper clippings. Many of the letters were written to his sons. They mostly discuss the family’s lumber business in Painted Post but they also discuss personal matters. Norman attended Union College briefly and there is a list of the students and officers attending the school from 1813. In addition, there is material related to one of his wives, daughters, son-in-law and grandchildren. This includes tombstone transcriptions of the Freeman family,


school compositions written by Adaline Sophia, church papers, the eulogy of Norman’s son-in-law, Robert Stuart MacArthur and the papers of his grandson, Kenneth Caldwell MacArthur.

The Alanson Jehiel Fox (1833-1903) and Family sub-series contains speeches, railroad passes, Alanson Jehiel’s obituary, and newspaper clippings. The speeches date to the late nineteenth century and they were written by Alanson for various speaking engagements. There is a visiting pass issued to him by the United States Military in 1862 that allowed him to travel through American military zones. He was issued this pass so he could visit his brothers, William and Charles in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The sub-series also has drafts of John Kossik’s book, 63 Alfred Street: No Where Else to Go, which outlined the history of Alanson’s home in Detroit from 1888 to 1903. The sub-series contains material related to his family including letters written by his daughter, Julia, a letter written to Alanson from his wife, Cornelia and the obituary of his grandson, Murray Fox Freeman.

The Norman Fox Jr. (1836-1907) and Family sub-series contain letters, newspaper clippings, and church papers. Many of the letters were written by Norman while he served as chaplain of the 77th New York Volunteers during the Civil War. The letters discuss battles, his chaplain duties, military life, and travel as well as family news. There are two letterbooks with copies of letters Norman sent to his brother from 1857 to 1883 with many of these letters dating to the Civil War era. In addition, there is material related to his chaplain duties including reports, letters, lists of personnel and list of casualties. Material related to his family includes information and pictures of Julia McKnight’s grave in St. Louis and papers of his grandson, Noel Bleecker Fox.

William Freeman Fox (1840-1909) and Family sub-series contains school essays and compositions, a Christmas play by William, L’Enfant Perdu, newspaper clippings and letters. The letters were written by William between 1852 and 1904 with some dating to the Civil War. The letters cover a wide range of topics including business and personal matters. The sub-series has a Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Union College dating to 1857-58. William researched his family and wrote the genealogy, Thomas Fox of Concord, which is in the collection as well as some of his notes. Material related to his forestry career includes some of his publications and an article about him that appeared in a 1988 issue of the magazine, The Conservationist. The book, There’s a Fox in Pinchot’s Forest by Aileen Sallom Freeman examines his forestry career as well. The sub-series also contains some of his family’s papers including his son, Charles Shattuck Fox’s doctoral dissertation, a letter from George Henry Fox to his son, Charles and the obituary of his grandson, Norman Fox.

Charles James Fox (1842-1903) and Family sub-series mostly contains letters written by Charles from 1848 to 1868 with some dating to the Civil War. Many of these letters were written to family members including his brothers. Other Civil War material in the sub-series includes his military commission certificate, a narrative detailing his entrance into the army, muster rolls from the 107th Regiment of the New York Volunteers, Company C and ordnance and ordnance stores inventories. Charles participated in many events commemorating the Civil War and many of the newspaper clippings in the sub-series highlight those events. Material related to his family include wedding invitation, announcement, and guestbook, letters, will, cemetery paperwork and two children’s books.

George Henry Fox (1846-1937) and Family sub-series contains two short biographies outlining George Henry’s life and medical career, essays and compositions, newspaper clippings, articles from medical journals, and letters. The letters were written by George Henry between 1856 and 1936 with some of letters dating his service in during the Civil War. The sub-series holds his discharge certificate. There are many certificates from various medical organizations from across the world that gave George Henry honorary membership as well as some of his degrees. While studying dermatology in Europe, George


Henry wrote a series of newspaper articles for the Elmira Advertiser describing his experiences, which can be found in the sub-series. Like his brothers, he was actively participated in events commemorating the Civil War and many of the newspaper clippings in the sub-series highlight these events. There is also material related to his family that includes newspaper clippings and a short biography of his wife, Harriet Gibbs and wedding invitation and announcement for his son, Alanson Gibbs.

The Howard Fox (1873-1954) sub-series mostly contains material related to his service in the United States Military during World War I. He served as a doctor in military hospitals in the United States and France and the sub-series contains orders, reports, memorandums, special orders and hospital orders dating from 1913 to 1919. Furthermore, there is material documenting his medical career including diplomas, certificates from various organizations, and honorary degrees. There are transcriptions of letters he received while President of the American Board of Dermatology and Syphilology as well as a short biography.

Civil War Papers sub-series contains material from the Fox brothers military service in the Civil War. This mostly includes letters written by the brothers with some of the letters being duplicates found in the individual brother’s sub-series. There is also miscellaneous paperwork including a Confederate States Quartermaster form, a Through Transportation for the Confederate States form and a Statement of Clothing Allowance form from the Union Army. In addition, the sub-series has newspaper clippings related to the brothers’ service and participation in anniversaries and commemorative events following the war. There are two copies of Robert Morrow’s book, 77th New York Volunteers: “Sojering” in the Vi Corps as well as publisher promotional material. The book discusses the history and participation of the 77th New York Volunteers regiment.

The Painted Post sub-series contains material that relates to the Fox Family’s lumber business, Fox, Weston and Bronson located in Painted Post, New York. This includes newspapers clippings, Charles M. Fox’s scrapbook titled Bazoo, Gang Mills Bazoo newsletter, reunion programs and material related to the dedication of the Indian Memorial in Painted Post. Most of this material dates to the late nineteenth century.

Miscellaneous Family Papers sub-series contains material related to family members who are not direct descendants of Norman Fox. This includes Norman Fox’s brothers, Solyman and Alanson and their families. The sub-series contains legal documents, including deeds and mortgages, military commissions, cemetery information, newspaper clippings, letters, newsletters, books and other ephemera. There is also a list of family members who served in the military during the Second World War.

The Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox Papers series contains the papers dating from 1901 to 2007 of the organization, The Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox. This includes Board of Trustee and Treasurer Reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, legal documents, correspondence, programs/invitations to events and membership material. The organization met once a year for an annual meeting and the series contains the minutes taken at these meeting. The annual treasurer reports that were presented at these meetings are also in the series. There are also invitations and programs to these annual meetings as well as the banquets held after the meetings. There are various legal documents such as wills and probate papers, paperwork regarding the organization's tax exemption status and constitution amendments. A short history of the Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox can be found in this series as well as genealogical material. Genealogy was not the primary purpose of the organization but members did research the family’s history. In 1982, a Fox Family Genealogy was compiled by members and a copy can be found in Box 4. There are pamphlets that


outline the genealogy of Norman Fox and his son’s wives’ families and there are also some pedigree charts.

Photographs Series: This series is not yet arranged. Box 5 of the collection contains books dating to the nineteenth century that belonged to Norman. There is also a copy of a book exploring religious topics from 1898 that was written by Norman Jr. The box also contains a George Henry’s scrapbook. It contains newspaper clippings and many of the clippings can be found in the George Henry (1846-1937) and Family sub-series. Photocopies of the scrapbook can be found in Box 2. The flat storage box contains oversize material such as photographs, diplomas and certificates. This box holds certificates given to George Henry and Howard Fox during the course of their careers. The box also contains Noel Bleecker Fox’s political campaign posters, muster rolls from the Civil War, a ballot from New York State’s 1820 election, photographs of the attendees of a Fox Family Reunion and a photograph of the officers of the 107th New York Volunteers Regiment. Memorabilia in the collection includes a sword dating to the Civil War, two cartridge pouches taken from Confederates soldiers after the battles of Gettysburg and Williamsburg and a plaster relief of the profile of Norman Fox.

Box and Folder Listing:

Box Number

Folder Contents

Series: Fox Family

Sub-series: Jehiel Fox (1762-1823)

1 Samuel (1651-1727) Copy of will and list of family births (2 items)

1 Letters, 1813-1818 (8 items)

1 Land Deeds and Indentures, 1800-1822 (6 items)

1 Indenture between Jehiel and Alanson Fox, 1816

1 Will, January 1, 1821

1 Newspaper Clippings (2 items)

1 “In Memoriam of Elder Jehiel Fox” poem read at 60th Anniversary of Lake George Association, September 3, 1877 (6 items)

1 “The Old Shaftsburg Baptist Association” by Rev. Stephen Wright, poems written in honor of Jehiel Fox, 1885 (3 items)

Sub-Series: Norman Fox (1792-1863) and Family

1 Entry in “The Baptist Encyclopedia: A Dictionary,” 1883 (photocopy)

1 Obituaries (3 items)

1 Officers and Students of Union College, January 1814 (oversized)

1 Militia Certificates, 1816-1823 (5 items)

1 Letters certifying attendance at Granville Academy, 1818 (3 items)

1 Political Papers, 1819-1830 (24 items)

1 Church: Newspaper clippings and letters (15 items, photocopies)

1 Church: Newspaper clippings and letters (15 items, originals)

1 Business Letters and Accounts, 1837-1862 (15 items)

1 Letters, April 17, 1849 - December 6, 1856 (15 items)

1 Letters, January 31, 1857 - December 31, 1857 (38 items)




1 Letters, January 10, 1860 - January 28, 1863 (28 items)

1 Letters, no date (6 items)

1 Estate and Probate Papers, 1864-1882 (6 items)

1 The Grist Mill, newsletter, article about Norman Fox, Winter 1974

1 Freeman Family, Newspaper Clippings (4 items)

1 Tombstone Transcriptions of tombstones of Jane Freeman Ancestors (2 items)

1 Adaline Sophia Fox (1832-1850) School Compositions, Stillwater Academy (38 items)

1 MacArthur, Robert Stuart (1841-1923) Address at Funeral

1 MacArthur, Robert Stuart (1841-1923) Church papers (5 items)

1 MacArthur, Robert Stuart (1941-1923) Newspaper clippings (6 items)

1 MacArthur, Kenneth Caldwell (1882-1959) Papers (5 items)

Sub-Series: Alanson Jehiel Fox (1833-1903) and family

1 Speeches (5 items)

1 Miscellaneous Papers (4 items) a) Letter from Edward D. Wait, no date b) Testimonial Banquet to the Leaders, program, May 5, 1899 c) U.S. Military, visiting pass, October 3, 1862 d) obituary

1 Railroad passes (20 items)

1 Letter to George and Harriet Fox, September 28, 1872

1 Newspaper article about Painted Post, NY written by Alanson Jehiel, 1872

1 Photocopy of a telegram from G.W. Haight, June 3, 1891

1 Dau’s Detroit Society Blue Book and Ladies’ Address Book (photocopy)

1 Emails between John Kossik and Louise Barker about 63 Alfred Street book

1 63 Alfred Street: No Where Else to Go by John Kossik, photographs

1 63 Alfred Street: No Where Else to Go by John Kossik

1 63 Alfred Street: No Where Else to Go by John Kossik, draft

1 Fox, Cornelia Stebbins (1841-1929) Letter to Alanson, circa late 19th century

1 Fox, Julia McKnight (1869-1891) Letters to Charlie, March 29, 1879 – October 17, 1879 (3 items)

1 Freeman, Murray Fox (1927-2000) obituary

Sub-Series: Norman Fox Jr. (1836-1907) and family

1 University of Rochester Commencement Program, July 11, 1855

1 Newspaper Clippings (15 items, photocopies)

1 Newspaper Clippings (15 items, originals)

1 Letters, September 15, 1855 - October 16, 1860 (10 items)

1 Letters, October 1, 1862 - November 24, 1865 (26 items)

1 Transcriptions of Civil War Era Letters (2 items)

1 Letters, November 9, 1868- June 16, 1887 (5 items)

1 Letterbooks, letters to William Fox, 1857-1883 (2 items)

1 Church papers (5 items)

1 77th New York Volunteers Chaplin Papers (16 items)

1 Research regarding Norman’s Civil War service (8 items)

1 Entry in “History of William Jewell College, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri,” 1893


1 Military Order of the Royal region of the United States, In Memoriam of Norman Fox, August 31, 1907

1 Program for the Dedication of the Mayor’s Gallery in Morristown, NJ, 2005

1 Julia McKnight Fox (1848-1869) Information and pictures of her grave in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis (6 items)

1 Fox, Noel Bleecker (1878-1972) Letters and Invitations (9 items)

1 Fox, Noel Bleecker (1878-1972) Newspaper Clippings (5 items)

1 Fox, Noel Bleecker (1878-1972) obituary

Sub-Series: William Freeman Fox (1840-1909) and family

1 Essays and Compositions (9 items)

1 Union College, Catalogue of the Officers and Students, 1857-1858

1 Forestry publications (2 items)

1 L’Enfant Perdu, A Christmas Play (3 items)

1 L’Enfant Perdu, A Christmas Play (2 items)

1 107th New York Volunteers Papers, March 30, 1864 - September 20, 1865 (17 items)

1 Letters, October 26, 1852 - November 26, 1904 (27 items)

1 Letters and accounts from Alanson J. Fox (13 items)

1 Advice to a Married Couple by Rev. James Bean, 1865

1 Chi Psi Alumni Association, List of Members, 1900-1901

1 Invitations and programs to banquets (5 items)

1 Newspaper clippings (7 items, photocopies)

1 Newspaper clippings (7 items, originals)

1 Genealogy Research (3 items)

1 Genealogy of Thomas Fox of Concord, 1909 (2 items)

1 Sympathy Letters to Mary Ann Fox, 1909 (6 items)

1 The Conservationist, magazine with article about William, January-February 1988

1 There’s a Fox in Pinchot’s Forest by Aileen Sallom Freeman, 1996

1 Fox, Charles Shattuck (1868-1939) “The Omission of the Auxiliaries Haben and Sein in Subordinate Clauses” doctoral dissertation, 1907

1 Fox, Charles Shattuck (1868-1939) Letter from George Henry Fox, no date

1 Fox, Norman (1912-1980) obituary

Sub-Series: Charles James (1842-1903) and family

2 Letters, December 29, 1848- September 23, 1850 (5 items)


2 Letters, October 19, 1864 – November 23, 1868 (25 items)

2 Letters, no date (3 items)

2 Letters to Mrs. George Wait, 1848 - 1862, transcriptions (7 items)

2 Letters, August 24, 1862 - January 29, 1864, transcriptions (10 items)

2 Photocopies of letters

2 Military Commission and muster narrative (3 items)

2 Military Papers (11 items)

2 Legal Documents, 1873 and 1882 (3 items)

2 Letter to General Daniel Sickles regarding Gettysburg Book, 1900

2 Newspaper Clippings (photocopies)

2 Newspaper Clippings (originals)

2 Marriage Certificate, October 17, 1865


2 Obituaries and Military Order in Memoriam, 1903 (5 items)

2 Kershner, Caroline Fox (1869 -?) Wedding invitation and announcement, 1893

2 Fox, Norman Wright (1866-1939) “Our Wedding Day” guestbook, 1899

2 Fox, Margaret Mitchell (1891 – 1973) Lakeview Cemetery Papers, 1956-1957 (2 items)

2 Fox, Mary Mitchell, Children’s Picture Book

2 Fox, Mary Mitchell, “The Bird’s Picnic,” cloth book

2 Letters to Mrs. Norman W. Fox from Richard Nixon, December 13, 1960

2 Fox, Jean Gibbs, Last Will and Testament, February 23, 2001

2 Fox, Charles Kerwin (1900-1992) Tribute at his memorial service, May 1992

Sub-Series: George Henry Fox (1846-1937) and family

2 Biographic Sketch by Mason Trowbridge, Jr

2 Biography of George Henry Fox

2 Compositions and Essays (26 items)

2 Letters, September 25, 1856 - November 1, 1868 (24 items)

2 Letters, October 19, 1870 - October 23, 1936 (18 items)

2 Marriage Certificate, August 29, 1872

2 Medical Certificates and military discharge certificate (6 items)

2 George Fox and Early Friends by Norman Fox, Booklet

2 Tribute to the 61st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers (3 items)

2 107th Regiment New York Volunteers, dedication of monument

2 Article from Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology

2 Invitations to parties and banquets (15 items)

2 Christmas cards

2 Medical Society Meeting Reminders

2 80th Birthday Party Toast

2 Newspaper Clippings (photocopies)

2 Newspaper Clippings (originals)

2 Clippings of newspapers articles about European travels written by George Henry (photocopies)

2 Clippings of newspapers articles about European travels written by George Henry (originals)

2 Scrapbook (photocopies)

2 Fox, Harriet Gibbs (1848 – 1915) Newspaper clippings

2 Fox, Harriet Gibbs (1848 – 1915) “Picturing a Life” by Helen Trowbridge Hoffman, Biography

2 Fox, Harriet Gibbs (1848 – 1915) Ye Old Recipes, cookbook

2 Fox, Alanson Gibbs (1879-1950) Wedding invitation and newspaper announcements

2 Russell, Adaline Fox (1875 -?) Newspaper Clippings

2 Spack, Jane (1916-2001) Obituary

2 Trowbridge, Helen (1882-1970) Newspaper clipping about Helen and daughter, Harriet (2 items)

2 Penobscot River Farm News, Trowbridge Family Newsletter, 1972

Sub-Series: Howard Fox (1873-1954)

2 Biographic Record of Howard Fox, M.D. ScD., June 1, 1941

2 World War I Papers: Miscellaneous (7 items)

2 World War I Papers: Orders and Reports, July 5, 1916 – December 31, 1917

2 World War I Papers: Orders and Reports, February 28, 1918 – August 10, 1919


2 World War I Papers: Memorandums, 1918-1919 (9 items)

2 World War I Papers: Special Orders, June 2, 1913 – May 4, 1919

2 World War I Papers: Hospital Orders, September 25, 1918 – December 31, 1918 (23 items)

2 World War I Papers: Hospital Orders, January 4, 1919 – June 16, 1919 (50 items)

2 Orders and Personal Reports, 1917-1919

2 Letters Received as President of the American Board of Dermatology and Syphilology (transcription)

2 Tribute to Dr. Fox: Reminiscences and an Appreciation, 1947

2 Medical and Honorary Certificates (14 items)

2 Christmas Cards (2 items)

2 Letter from Norman, January 27, 1933

Sub-Series: Civil War Papers

2 Fox Family Civil War newspaper clippings (originals)

2 Fox Family Civil War newspaper clippings (photocopies)

2 Fox Family Civil War letters, December 11, 1862 – August 3, 1863 (11 items)

2 Fox Family Civil War letters, January 7, 1864 – April 28, 1865 (18 items)

2 Fox Family Civil War letters, no date (2 items)

2 Statement of Clothing Allowance, Civil War

2 77th New York Fiftieth Anniversary booklet, June 26, 1915

2 The Confederate States, Quartermaster form, blank

2 The Confederate States, Through Transportation Bill for the Confederate states, January 1864 (2 items)

2 77th New York Volunteers by Robert F. Morrow Jr. – Publisher Promotional Material

Sub-Series: Civil War Papers

3 77th New York Volunteers: “Sojering” in the Vi Corps by Robert F. Morrow Jr. Copy 1

3 77th New York Volunteers: “Sojering” in the Vi Corps by Robert F. Morrow Jr. Copy 2

3 Fox Family, Civil War, narrative about the Fox Brothers’ service

Sub-series: Painted Post Papers

3 Land deed between George Henry Fox, Norman Fox Jr. and Charles J. Fox, June 12, 1882

3 Fox, Charles M., Album Bazoo, Painted Post, NY (original album)

3 Fox, Charles M., Album Bazoo, Painted Post, NY (photocopy of album)

3 Gang Mills Bazoo, newsletter published by Stuart M. Fox

3 Gang Mills Reunion Programs (3 items)

3 Dedication of the Indian Memorial at Painted Post, NY (3 items)

3 Painted Post, NY newspaper clippings (originals)

3 Painted Post, NY newspaper clippings (photocopies)

Sub-series: Miscellaneous Family Papers

3 List of Fox family members who served in World War II

3 Fox family tombstone transcriptions from Chestertown Cemetery in Warren County, NY

3 Fox, Solyman B (1789-1813) Letters and military commission (8 items)

3 Fox, Alanson (1787-1829) Legal Documents (photocopies) 1827

3 Fox, Alanson (1787-1829) Letter regarding deed and mortgage, April 2, 1814

3 Transcribed Letters between Norman, Alanson and Solyman Fox dating from 1812 – 1827

3 Ivins, Clinton F. (1877-1975) Wedding announcement and invitation (2 items)

3 Newspaper clipping about Charles Ivins and Vivian Ferrandou’s suicide pact, 1980

3 Moody, Patricia Ivins, The Wardlaw-Hartridge School Alumni Association Newsletter


3 Chesebrough Family Coat of Arms

3 Wait, George (1809-1881) Niagara Falls Passes (2 items)

3 Wait, Marie Fox (1852-1945) Newspaper clippings and sentimental items

3 Newspaper clippings about Fox Family (not descendants of Jehiel Fox) (9 items)

3 “Centennial History: First Baptist Church 1882-1892) by Rev. Jay Martin, pamphlet

3 Frank and Will Fox, Research done by Stuart Resor

3 “An Appreciation of Mrs. Tiffany,” newspaper article by Hugh F. Fox

3 Newspaper clipping – Row and Waterbury Wedding announcement

3 Anthracite Trust by Aileen Sallom Freeman

3 Map of Woodmore Cemetery, L Section, Detroit, Michigan

3 The Young Breeder, newsletter 1890s (3 items)

3 Timeline illustrated, God’s Word, Jesus Christ, The Apostles and the Christian Church

3 Friends of Winchester Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral Record, Number 25, 1956

Series 2: The Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox

3 Board of Trustees Reports 1913, 1915, 1927, 1929, 1930 (5 items)

3 Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1952-1959 (8 items)

3 Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1960, 1961, 1969 (3 items)

3 Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1970, 1971 (2 items)

3 Annual Meeting Minutes, 1928, 1946 ( 2 items)

3 Annual Meeting Minutes, 1952-1959 (8 items)









3 Treasurer Reports, 1910-1914, 1929 (5 items)

3 Treasurer Reports, 1959-1969 (6 items)







3 Financial Report of Fox Family News, 1912-1914 (3 items

3 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox Constitution, amended 1952



3 Membership letter, 1905 (2 items)

3 Booklet about Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox compiled by Norman Fox, 1906

3 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox songs (9 items)

3 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox correspondence, various dates (14 items)

3 Correspondence sent to Mr. and Mrs. William Spack Junior, 1957-1960 (5 items)





3 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, Legal Documents (12 items)

3 Information regarding the Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox gaining tax exemption status (9 items)

4 22nd Annual Meeting of the MacArthur-Fox Turkey Association, November 23, 1901, program (4 items)

4 Newspaper clipping about Fox Family Reunion on 75th anniversary of Norman Fox becoming Minister in Ballston Spa, New York

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 3rd Annual Banquet/Meeting, 1907 (5 items)

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 4th Annual Banquet/Meeting, 1908 (2 items)
















4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 21st Annual Banquet/Meeting, 1925 (4 items)

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 22nd Annual Banquet/Meeting, 1926 (2 items)

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 23rd Annual Banquet/meeting, 1927 (4 items)

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 24th Annual Banquet/meeting, 1928 (3 items)

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 26th Annual Banquet/meeting, 1930 (2 items)

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 75th Annual Reunion 1979 (8 items)

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 80th Annual Reunion Photo Album, 1984

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 85th Annual Reunion, 1989

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 90th Annual Reunion, 1994 (2 items)

4 Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox, 95th Annual Reunion, 1999

4 Emails about the Dissolution of Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox

4 Contents of the Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox safe, inventory taken July 14, 1965

4 List of Birthdays of Active and Associate members

4 List of Junior Members born after 1976

4 Membership list, 1984

4 Membership directory, 1984

4 Membership directory, 1994

4 Membership directory, June 1999 (2 copies)

4 Membership letter sent by Louise Barker


4 Newsletters, 1919-1929, 1965, 1973-1975 (11 items)

4 Fox Society News, newsletter 1907-1908 (13 items)

4 Fox Family Trumpet, Vol. 1 1929 and Vol. 2 1930

4 Fox Family News, Vol. 3 1914

4 Fox Family News, 1915-1929 (31 items)

4 Illustrations of Foxes (2 items)

4 Newspaper clippings (2 items)

4 List of Hereditary Societies and organization with descriptions

4 Descendants of Thomas Fox through his first son, Eliphalet Fox, booklet

4 Descendants of Thomas Fox through his first son, Eliphalet Fox, booklet (2 items)

4 Descendants of Thomas Fox through his third son, Samuel Fox, booklet

4 Descendants of Thomas Fox through his third son, Samuel Fox, booklet (2 items)

4 Descendants of Thomas Fox through his fourth son, John Fox, booklet

4 Descendants of Thomas Fox through his fourth son, John Fox, booklet (2 items)

4 Descendants of Thomas Fox through his sixth son, Isaac Fox, booklet

4 Descendants of Thomas Fox through his sixth son, Isaac Fox, booklet (2 items)

4 Descendants of Jehiel Fox, booklet (2 items)

4 Descendants of Jehiel Fox, booklet, (3 items)

4 Descendants of Jehiel Fox, booklet

4 Ancestors of Jerusha Baldwin, wife of Jehiel Fox, pamphlet

4 Ancestors of Hannah Burr, wife of Daniel Fox, pamphlet

4 Ancestors of Jane Freeman, wife of Norman Fox, pamphlet

4 Ancestors of Elizabeth Gates, wife of Daniel Fox, pamphlet

4 Ancestors of Mary Ann Shattuck, wife of William F. Fox, pamphlet

4 Memoranda, The Foxes of New London, Connecticut, pamphlet

4 Descendants of William F. Fox (1840-1910), pedigree chart

4 Descendants of Alanson Fox, notes written on index cards

4 Information regarding relationship to Anne Marbury Hutchinson (3 items)

4 Descendants of Norman Fox from Anne Hutchinson, pedigree chart (2 items)

4 Descendants of the Founders of New Jersey (2 items)

4 Letter to Norman Fox from Bertha Sprague regarding genealogy, May 12, 1966

4 Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough by Anne Chesebrough Wildey

4 Descendants of Norman Fox, pedigree chart

4 Daniel Fox and his Descendants and Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox: History and Constitution, book

4 The Fox Genealogy compiled by Diane D. Ivins and Aileen S. Freeman, 1982

5 History of the Shaftsbury Baptist Association from 1781 to 1853 by Stephen Wright, 1853

5 Collection of Pamphlets, 1820

5 Collection of Pamphlets, 1824

5 The Works of Virgil, translated into English, 1803

5 Xenophontis by Thomas Hutchinson, 1806

5 Christ is the Daily Meal by Norman Fox Jr., 1898

5 Scrapbook of George Henry Fox (original)

Flat Storage Box: • Photograph of Third Reunion of Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox (2

items)


• Noel Bleecker Fox, political posters (2 items) • Samuel Fox, Photostatic copy of will • Muster Rolls (5 items) • Norman Fox, New York State Election of 1820 ballot • George Henry Fox, Department of State Certificate confirming United States

citizenship • Photograph of Officers in 107th New York Volunteers Regiment • Colors of the 107th New York Volunteers Regiment • George Henry Fox, medical certificates (6 items) • Howard Fox, medical certificates (27 items)

Ephemera: • Plaster Relief of the Profile of Norman Fox • Sword, manufactured by Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, New York, [Civil War Era] • Cartridge pouch, taken from the body of a sergeant of the 8th S.C. Battalion

C.S.A. Infantry at Gettysburg, 1863 • Cartridge pouch, taken from First Lieutenant Tyers (?) at Williamsburg, 1862